Dental Magazin • August 2014

MINIS (Mini Dental Implant): ACCEPTANCE IS GROWING

Dr. Norbert Enkling

Although accepted in the dental practice, mini dental implant had long been seen with skepticism. But in the last years mini dental implants have attracted the attention of academics and researchers and have been followed up with studies from many different universities around the world. Whereas there were initial fears about the survival rates and risks of fractures on mini implants, the studies have shown that the survival rates of mini dental implants are actually quite similar to those of conventional implants. These studies, till now have mostly addressed the main indication of the mini dental implants, that of stabilizing the full prosthesis in the edentulous mandible.